Watch Your Back! (Hardcover)

Begin laughing right now. Offensive fence Arnie Albright's been sent to a Caribbean Club Med by his family in hopes that, once there, he'll develop charm and social skills. Instead, he finds a mark, Preston Fareweather, who's spent the past three years there hiding out from the subpoenas of his four ex-wives. (Fareweather: "To have ex-wives is normal. It's merely the end product of lust.") So his multimillion-dollar New York penthouse with its Picassos and Ming vases is empty, as Arnie explains to Dortmunder, Tiny, Kelp and Stan when he returns. But there are some snags. The gang can't reconnoiter as usual at the O.J. Bar & Grill because Mikey the mobster has taken it over. Will Dortmunder (The Road to Ruin, 2004, etc.) ever get another house bourbon-and-ice again? Even once Mikey's out, he doesn't go quietly but puts a tail on Dortmunder that leads directly to the Fareweather penthouse and the moving van that Stan has confiscated from undercover feds to haul the loot away. By this time, however, Fareweather, gulled by yet another beauty, has retreated to the empty penthouse, which now plays headquarters to: our gang; young Judson Blint, who is being trained, sort of, to join our gang; the mobsters' gang; and Fareweather. Can the cops be far behind? Can the laughs? A top-flight caper from Westlake, who can outconnive anyone in the writing business. (Kirkus Reviews)

It's the score of a lifetime: easy access to a lavish New York City apartment, hordes of valuables, and an absentee owner avoiding the lawyers of his unhappy ex-wives. But before they pull the job, Dortmunder's crew is startled to find their beloved gin joint, the OJ, in the clutches of the Mafia - who consider it perfect for a little fraud, courtesy of a nice big fire. For tactical and highly superstitious reasons, the fate of the OJ is ever more important to the crew than the enormous score. Now, Dortmunder and his gang are determined to split their time, fighting the mob and robbing the rich simultaneously.

General

Imprint:	Mysterious Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	April 2005
Authors:	Donald E Westlake
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-89296-802-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	0-89296-802-8
Barcode:	9780892968022

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